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SED Program A4.Indd THE SED 2007 ANNUAL MEETING IS ORGANIZED BY CERGE-EI together with THE CZECH NATIONAL BANK and THE CZECH ECONOMIC SOCIETY THE SED GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE SPONSORSHIP OF CSOB CEZ METROSTAV The Conference is held under the auspices of Mr. Pavel Bem, Mayor of Prague. PROGRAM CHAIRS Ricardo Lagos (New York University) Noah Williams (Princeton University) SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE George Alessandria (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia) Michelle Alexopoulos (University of Toronto) Manuel Amador (Stanford University) George-Marios Angeletos (MIT) Cristina Arellano (University of Minnesota) Francisco Buera (Northwestern University) Ariel Burstein (UCLA) Ricardo de O. Cavalcanti (EPGE) James Costain (Bank of Spain) Carlos Eugenio da Costa (EPGE) Chris Edmond (New York University) Jan Eeckhout (University of Pennsylvania) Liran Einav (Stanford University) Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde (University of Pennsylvania) Mikhail Golosov (MIT) Gita Gopinath (Harvard University) Nezih Guner (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) Christian Hellwig (UCLA) Johannes Horner (Northwestern University) Nir Jaimovich (Stanford University) Dirk Krueger (University of Pennsylvania) Rasmus Lentz (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Igor Livshits (University of Western Ontario) Maurizio Mazzocco (UCLA) Guido Menzio (University of Pennsylvania) Eva Nagypal (Northwestern University) Tomoyuki Nakajima (Kyoto University) Monika Piazzesi (University of Chicago) Luigi Pistaferri (Stanford University) Ronny Razin (LSE) Stephen Redding (LSE) Diego Restuccia (University of Toronto) Yuliy Sannikov (University of California, Berkeley) Martin Schneider (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis) Yongseok Shin (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Carlos Urrutia (ITAM) Gustavo Ventura (University of Iowa) Amir Yaron (University of Pennsylvania) WELCOME TO THE 2007 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY FOR ECONOMIC DYNAMICS! We have a very exciting program for this years meeting. There are 360 papers in 90 sessions covering all areas of economics, and plenary addresses from Dilip Abreu (Princeton), Robert Shimer (Chicago) and Kenneth Wolpin (Penn). We had a record 1005 submissions and because of space limitations a number of very fine papers did not make it on the program. Under the guidance of our past presidents Tom Sargent, Ed Prescott, Dale Mortensen, Tom Cooley, and Boyan Jovanovic all of you have helped our meetings grow from the first one (Minneapolis, June 1990) into the large and intellectually significant affair they are today. Putting together a meeting on such a large scale involves a lot of work. So, thanks go to the 40-member pro- gram committee who selected the papers in a timely manner. Our organization was greatly aided by the use of John Rust’s Conference-Maker software. A particular thanks go to our local organizers, Radim Bohacek and Michal Kejak, who pulled this all together. Our officers, Ellen McGrattan (Treasurer) and Christian Zimmer- mann (Secretary) also played a key role in setting things up on the U.S. end. As you know, these meetings are costly endeavor. So, financial support from our sponsors is gratefully ac- knowledged. Have a good time! Enjoy the conference and Prague. With very best wishes, Ricardo Lagos, David Levine, and Noah Williams SED 2007 LOCAL INFORMATION MEETING VENUE Profesni Dum Faculty of Mathematics and Physics Charles University Malostranske namesti 25 110 00 Prague 1 Profesni Dum is located in Prague’s historical center in the Lesser Town on Malostranske namesti (Malos- transke Square). It is the big white building on the Malostranske Square. Most SED hotels are within 5-10 minute walk from Profesni Dum. Prague has a very good transportation system. The closest subway station is Malostranska (green line A), around 10 minutes walking distance. Trams number 12, 20, 22, 23 stop right in front of Profesni Dum. Public transportation runs till midnight (there are night trams available after that). REGISTRATION Registration will be on the first floor of the Profesni Dum starting on Wednesday June 27 from 6pm and then on every day of the conference from 9am till 6pm. In the Registration Packet you will find a program of the conference, maps, tips for restaurants and other useful information about Prague. Please do not hesitate to contact us at the Registration desk at any time for any additional help or information. PILSNER URQUELL WELCOME RECEPTION The only real brewery in the world has donated a few kegs of beer for the Welcome Reception on Wednesday June 27 at 7pm. The reception will be held in the Aula of the Profesni Dum on the first floor. Refreshments and food will be served too. Before the Welcome Reception we organize a panel discussion for our main sponsor, the CSOB bank. If you have time please stop by to hear Ed Prescott, Zdenek Tuma (the Governor of the Czech National Bank) and Jan Lamser (CSOB) talking about banking regulation and the future of banking in general. The panel discus- sion will start in the Aula of the Profesni Dum at 4pm. CONFERENCE PROGRAM Profesni Dum will host all plenary talks and parallel sessions. The plenary talks will be in the Aula; parallel sessions on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floor. There will be signs and a map in the program. PRESENTATIONS All presentations will be from computer based projectors. Please bring your USB with your presentation in pdf or powerpoint format before your session to one of our students working in your room. You are welcome but you are not expected to bring your own notebook. We will not provide laser pointers. COFFEE BREAKS AND LUNCH Refreshments during the coffee breaks and lunch will be served on the first floor of the Profesni Dum and in the Aula. We will also give you a map of local cafes, bars and restaurants. There is a restaurant downstairs in the Profesni Dum where you can order food and drink on your own at any time. COCKTAIL PARTY On Thursday June 28 at 9pm, the Governor of the Czech National Bank, Mr. Zdenek Tuma, is hosting a cock- tail party at Senovazne namesti 30, Prague 1, the Czech National Bank main building. If you are registered for the cocktail, you will find an official invitation in your packet. A map in the Program and our students will help you to get there. CONCERT On Friday June 29 at 8:30pm, we prepared a special replacement for The Contractions concert. It is a popular local band called Sketa Fotr which plays great cover versions of great songs. The club Popocafepetl is 5 min- utes from Profesni Dum at Ujezd Street 19. You can see it at www.popocafepetl.cz. CONFERENCE DINNER The conference dinner will be served on Saturday June 30 at 8:30 pm at Hergetova Cihelna (Cihelna 2b) with a great view of Charles Bridge and the Vltava river. If you are registered you will find a invitation in your packet. It is a short walk from Profesni Dum and you can see the restaurant at www.cihelna.cz. SOCCER GAME There will be a soccer game/tournament on Friday June 29 from 4:30–7:30 pm. You will find more informa- tion in the Packet. We could not find a regular size football field that would be available and close to down- town, so it will be on a smaller field 40x20 meters with artificial grass and smaller nets. Real football shoes are prohibited there, please bring tennis shoes instead. INTERNET ACCESS Profesni Dum has a wi-fi network and a computer lab reserved for SED participants on the ground floor, room SU2. LOCAL ORGANIZERS You can call the local organizers any time at their mobile phones: Radim Bohacek, (+420) 775 379 336, or Michal Kejak, (+420) 606 551 042. CONFERENCE SERVICES If you need help with accommodation, tours, and everything else in Prague, please contact Conference Part- ners Prague Ltd. Sokolská 26 120 00 Prague 2 Czech Republic Website: http://www.economicdynamics.org/sed2007.htm Phone: + 420 224 262 108 -110 Fax: + 420 224 261 703 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] TRANSPORTATION By Air The cost of a taxi from the Ruzyně Airport to the City is approximately 20 EUR. We recommend taking a fixed fee taxi to downtown. There is also a CEDAZ shuttle bus service (the cost of one journey with one piece of luggage is around 3 EUR). Timetable of the public shuttle bus service is available on the website: www.cedaz. cz . City bus No. 119 will take you from the airport to the subway station Dejvicka (green line A) which takes you to station Malostranska near Profesni Dum. By Train and by Car Prague can be easily reached by train as well as by car. If you arrive by train, you will find a metro station (line C) at the Prague Main Station as well as at the Prague Holešovice Station. City Transportation Prague has a comprehensive network of City transportation consisting of metro, trams and buses. Single tickets can be purchased at most newspaper stands and the coin machines at metro stations. You can also purchase a pass for 1, 3 or 7 days. We recommend buying a ticket for 20 CZK, validate it in the tram/bus/ metro and use it up to 60 minutes including transfers. Ask for more information and maps at the Registration Desk. Car Rental Most of the major car rental companies (Hertz etc.) have their offices in Prague. Detailed information is avail- able at the Registration Desk or please contact Conference Partners in advance. CLIMATE June and July bring usually nice summer weather with temperatures around 20 - 25°C. CURRENCY The official currency is Czech Crown (Kč). Present rate is approx. 21 CZK for 1 USD and 28 CZK for 1 EUR. Major credit cards are accepted in many shops, restaurants and hotels. You can buy Czech Crowns at banks and other authorized money exchange offices. Traveller cheques are acceptable only by leading banks.
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